Noxridge: Night Runner

Night has fallen on the ridge and you carry the only light. An offline arcade runner for one thumb.

Noxridge is a one-thumb night runner. Hold your thumb on the screen and slide it left and right: the lantern bearer follows. Let go and the walk does not stop – the wind will push you instead. This arcade runner is about holding, not tapping.

• Moths that fly into your circle of light sit on the wick. Carry too many and your step slows; carry far too many and a gust can take you off the ridge.
• Walk past a post and you drop three moths to light it. Lit posts are your score.
• Bends narrow the ridge to two lanes. Stones knock moths loose, or knock you off if you are already at the edge.
• Gusts are always announced: an arrow at the screen edge shows the direction half a second before.

12 night paths with an end, each a 70–90 second run, then the endless night with no end at all. The first three paths teach you without a word of text.

Before every run you choose: a wide wick or a narrow one, a cloak that softens gusts or one that carries an extra moth. Choices, not numbers that only grow. Earn stamps in the book of paths, keep a daily goal of three runs, and a missed day never punishes you.

Play offline – no wifi needed, no energy timer, one hand, portrait. Every run works fully offline. A calm night arcade runner with quick reflex runs.